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UNITED STATES PATENT EEicE,

GEORGE VVuHORNE, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- FOURTH OF HIS RIGHT rIO JAMES A. MARS, OF SAME PLACE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 232,719, dated September 28, 1880.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE W. HoRNE, of the city and county ot' San Francisco, in the State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fare-Boxes, and I do hereby declare that the i'olloivingisa full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

My invention consists in combining an auio toma-tic marking device with a receiving-box,

into which fares and other tickets are deposited or collected, so that each fare will be marked or canceled as it enters the box.

For the purpose oi" this specification l have represented my invention as applied to a sta tionary fare-box for street-cars, into which the tickets or fares are deposited by the passengers; but it can be applied to any kind ot' a collecting-box. rIhe opening into which the 2o fare or ticket is to be deposited I cover with a slide, which must be pushed back to uncover the opening and permit the introduction of the fare or ticket. The marking device is connected with and operated by this slide, so that z 5 eachI time the slide is moved back after depositing a ticket the marking or canceling device is set in motion, so as to mark or mutilate the fare or ticket as it passes down to the inspecting-iloor.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure lis a perspective view of a fare-box with my invention applied to it. Fig. 2 is a side view of the upper part of the box with the plate removed to exhibit the interior mech- 3 5 an-ism. Fig. 3 is a top View of Fig. 2. Fig. 4

shows the slot-closing plate.

A is a fare-box having one or more glazed sides and a tilting inspecting-door, B, in the usual manner of constructing stationary fare 4o yboxes for street-cars.

In the upper part of the box I mount a pair of rollers, CD, side by side, in a suitable frame, so that they extend across the box directly below the opening in which the ticket or fare is deposited. rIhe roller C is covered with india-rubber or other suitable elastic substance, the surface of which is cast or formed in any desired pattern. I prefer to make numerous grooves close together, so as to form a number of raised ribs extending entlrely around the roller parallel with each other. Underneath or beside this roller I mount two distributing and inking rollers, E E, against which the edges of the ribs press as the rollers rotate, in order to ink the rims of the ribs. The roller D has longitudinal ribs f, the edges of which are grooved, as shown. rlhe two rollers are adjusted to press against each other, so that any substance that passes between them will be pressed by the longitudi- 6o nal'ribs against the circular printing-ribs and receive an impression from the inked rims.

A short stationaryshatt, g, projects from one side ot' the roller-frame, and on this shaft a sleeve is slipped, which sleeve has a spurwheel, h, and a ratchet-wheel,j, secured upon it. The spur-wheel L engages with a pinion,

i, on the projecting end ot' the roller D, so that when the sleeve and spur-wheel are rotated the roller D is also rotated, and the pressure 7o of its longitudinal ribs f against the circular ribs on the roller C will cause that roller to rotate also.

'Ihe opening K in the top of the box in which the ticket or fare is deposited is directly above and parallel with the two rollers C D, and a tube or spout, Z, leads from this opening, so as to drop the fare or ticket between the two rollers. A slide, M, is arranged on the top of the box so that it cov- 8o ers the ticket-opening K, and in order to expose'the opening this slide or cover must be pressed back until the opening is uncovered. The edges ot' this slide move in and are guided by grooves o in the projecting sides of 8 5 the box. A slot, p', is made in the top of the box directly above the ratchet-wheel j, in line with the movement of the slide, and an arm, q, projects from the under side of the slide down through the slot. A lever, R, has one end 9o secured loosely on the shaft g alongside the ratchet-wheel j, whileits opposite end is slotted,

so as to embrace a pin on the arm q of the slide. A pawl, S, is attached to this lever, so

as to engage with the ratchet-wheel after the 9 5 slide and lever have been pushed back. A spring, t, is arranged to press the lever forward again after the pressure on the slide has been removed.

The slide M has an ear, a, turned upward 10o near its right-hand corner, against which the person who desires to deposit a ticket will press with the back of his hand, so as to push the slide back and uncover the ticket-opening. This carries the lever R and pawl S back and compresses the spring t, and the pawl drops into the teeth ot' the ratchet. The ticket is then dropped into the opening', and is conducted by the tube or spout Z so that it falls between the rollers G D. The passenger then releases the slide, when the spring will force it back to its original position, and at the same time the pawl carries the ratchet-wheel around, causing the rollers to rotate and carry the ticket through between them. During its passage between the rollers the ticket is marked, branded, or mutilated, so that it is effectually canceled. It then falls upon the inspectionfloor B, where it is inspected by the driver through the small windows, and it' satisfactory is dropped through into the compartment below in the usual way.

The bearings in which the journals of the roller G are supported are slotted, and a spring, V, presses the roller C against the opposite roller, D, so that the roller C will yield to tickets or coins of different thickness. A bell or gong, W, is mounted inside the box, and is operated by the lever R as the slide moves back, so as to sound an alarm and notify the passengers and the driver that afare has been deposited. Aregisterconld also be applied and operated in the same way.

The end of the slot p will be uncovered when the slide is closed, and the other end when it is open. To close this slot I use an automatic switch, X, which is operated by the arm q as it moves through the slot. This switch is made in the shape of two crescents united at their ends. Itis pivoted at its middle opposite the middle of the slot, so that in whichever direction the slide moves the arm q strikes the curved edge of the part which covers the opposite end of the slot, and throws the switch so as to cover the part which is being exposed.

Two or more pairs of printing-rollers could be mounted one above another, if desired, so that the tickets or fares would pass between each of them before falling on the inspectioniioor; but usually a single pair will be all that is required. This arrangement eft'ectually cancels every ticket or fare, so that it is useless afterward, thus removing all inducements for any one to tamper with the box. The entire operation is performed by the passenger by the act ot' depositing his fare, so that there is no chance for the ticket to escape bein-g canceled.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The inkingoreanceling rollers C D, mounted below the fare-opening K in the box and rotated by means of the slide M, lever It, pawl S, ratchetj, spur-wheel it, pinion i, and spring t, substantially as specified.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set vlny hand and seal.

. GEORGE W. HORNE. [L. s] Witnesses WM. F. CLARK,

EDWARD E. OsBoRN. 

